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A moral prognostication I. what shall befall the churches on Earth, till their concord
A moral prognostication I. what shall befall the churches on Earth, till their concord, by the restitution of their primitive purity, simplicity, and charity, II. how that restitution is like to be made, (if ever) and what shall befall them thence-forth unto the end, in that golden-age of love / written by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed for Thomas Simmons, 1680
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
40. In that Measure, that Men are Carnal; their own Carnal Interest will Rule them. And both the WORLDLY and HERETICAL Clergy, are Ruled by Carnal Interests, though not the same Materially. And the Honester Erring Ministers, are Swayed by their Interests too much; Insomuch, that on this account, is was no over-valuing of Timothy, or wrong to the other Pastors, that it should plainly be said by Paul, Phil. 2. 21, 22. [For I have no Man like Minded, who will Naturally care for your State. For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christs.] And Act. 20. 30. [Of your own selves shall Men arise, and speak perverse things, to draw away Disciples after them.] Besides the Grievous Wolves which would not spare the Flocks.
40. In that Measure, that Men are Carnal; their own Carnal Interest will Rule them. And both the WORLDLY and HERETICAL Clergy, are Ruled by Carnal Interests, though not the same Materially. And the Honester Erring Ministers, are Swayed by their Interests too much; Insomuch, that on this account, is was no over-valuing of Tymothy, or wrong to the other Pastors, that it should plainly be said by Paul, Phil. 2. 21, 22. [For I have no Man like Minded, who will Naturally care for your State. For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christs.] And Act. 20. 30. [Of your own selves shall Men arise, and speak perverse things, to draw away Disciples after them.] Besides the Grievous Wolves which would not spare the Flocks.
41. The Interest then of the WORLDLY Clergy, will consist in pleasing the Great Ones of the World; for Lordships, and Worldly Wealth, and Honour, and to be made the Rulers of their Brethren, and to have their Wills: And the Interest of Heretics will be to have Many to be of their Own Opinion to Admire them: And the Interest of upright Ministers, will be to please God, and propagate the Gospel, Increase the Church, and Save Mens Souls. Yet so that they have a Subordinate Interest, for Food and Raiment, and Families, and necessary Reputation,